We

We by Yevgeny Zamyatin is a reprint edition published by Harper Collins on January 1, 2001, featuring 256 pages in English. This novel presents a dystopian vision of a society governed by mathematical precision, where individuality is suppressed and life is reduced to mere numbers. The narrative follows D-503, the chief architect of a spaceship named Integral, as he documents his thoughts in the days leading up to its launch, exploring themes of conformity and the human spirit.
Readers will encounter a world where primitive instincts have been subdued, and nature is confined behind the Green Wall. D-503’s chance meeting with the enigmatic 1-330 leads him to question the very foundations of his existence and the One State. This exploration of inner space and the concept of the soul unfolds against a backdrop of science fiction, blending elements of literary fiction with a critique of totalitarianism. We serves as a thought-provoking reflection on freedom and individuality, resonating with contemporary issues while remaining a significant work in the genre.
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Before Brave New World…
Before 1984…There was…
WE
In the One State of the great Benefactor, there are no individuals, only numbers. Life is an ongoing process of mathematical precision, a perfectly balanced equation. Primitive passions and instincts have been subdued. Even nature has been defeated, banished behind the Green Wall. But one frontier remains: outer space. Now, with the creation of the spaceship Integral, that frontier — and whatever alien species are to be found there — will be subjugated to the beneficent yoke of reason.
One number, D-503, chief architect of the Integral, decides to record his thoughts in the final days before the launch for the benefit of less advanced societies. But a chance meeting with the beautiful 1-330 results in an unexpected discovery that threatens everything D-503 believes about himself and the One State. The discovery — or rediscovery — of inner space…and that disease the ancients called the soul.
A page-turning SF adventure, a masterpiece of wit and black humor that accurately predicted the horrors of Stalinism, We is the classic dystopian novel. Its message of hope and warning is as timely at the end of the twentieth century as it was at the beginning.
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